the united states improved the score from last year but we have been slipping since being dropped in 2010. the report says that the u.s.' biggest weakness is the macro economic environment, the combination of the budget deficit, inflation, savings, debt, and credit rating and of 144 countries included in the list we ranked 76th in government spending and the burden of government regulation. britain, hong kong and japan round out the top ten, and the forum is urging governments to act decisively to adopt long-term measures for competitiveness and sustainable growth path. >>heather: thank you. just about ten minutes before the hour and the not so friendly skies, no surprise here, for an airline customer, the c.e.o. of a budget is forgetting that the customer is always right. >>heather: your last chance for question of the day: what do you think of democrats'ment form? we will read your e-mails and your tweets. peter, i am jealous you are in charlotte. >> we have had a great time. coming up, ladies, live from charlotte, and the nascar hall of fame, we will talk about bill clinton who ga